GRE Word List
SINECURE
an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
The meaning of the word sinecure is an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| variegate | to diversify in external appearance especially with different colors : dapple |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| balk | to refuse abruptly |
| acclaim | applaud |
| libel | a written statement in which a plaintiff in certain courts sets forth the cause of action or the relief sought |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| dowdy | not neat or becoming in appearance : shabby |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |